AIBU to ban my 2yr old grandson?

Sorry I’ve just seen it is definitely meant to be a joke! You never know on Gransnet if someone is being serious or not.

Incredible but I imagine the op didnt expect such a reaction!!

Surely this is a joke? If it’s not, buy him his own dustpan and brush set, let him enjoy it. I’m sure his mum encourages it, at least he is doing it willingly now, wait until another few years have passed, you will be banning him for bringing mud in on his shoes.

You can't make tongue in cheek comments on GN as you can see from some of the comments.
I've made that mistake in the past.

Hellooo! Its a joke!
You know those things called jokes that make you smile, or join in, or guffaw or groan?
Yes, its one of those.

If I said to my son and his wife about banning a two year old grandson I probably would be banned or they'd laugh in my face . So they should . I have never heard anything more petty .

Make a game of it, but him a toy dustpan and brush,or a toy Hoover,my grandson 3 used to love sweeping the floor we used to do it together I used my broom he used his.
My advice, Don't make a big thing of it.

No wonder the NHS is overworked, so many sense of humour bypasses.

Smiling as I read your post my daughter msgd me to say my little grandsons (aged 3&4) were just cleaning the windows

This thread is a good example of why I sometimes plough through pages and pages of responses before composing a reply to an OP! It drives me mad having to do it sometimes, but conversations move on, more information/updates are given and it's always worth the trouble.

I did post very early on that I thought the OP was tongue in cheek as a clue to those who might take it seriously.

My Grandchubbas love cleaning . They use wet wipes to clean their play kitchen. Washing up creates a big mess but they love it.
Buy him a little kit - dustpan and brush, dusters etc. As long as no chemicals etc. Make the most of him while he is young and having adventures.

OP not ok!

I think the OP is having a laff! Either that, or she's OCD about her house and can't bear to think anyone can see a speck of dust. Even if there's no dust, the dgs will invent or pretend there is, just so he can practice his cleaning!

This must be one of the most ridiculous threads to appear on GN.
It's blatantly obvious that ok isn't serious about banning the child!
Why would anyone react to an op without at least investigating the following posts!
Hope phoenix has read this after her question about providing a star chart, incentives and treats for being helpful (the chart would be for her husband!)
She had some humourless replies too!

Always encouraged my children to help as their father couldn’t do anything and didn’t want them the same. Had some failures with DS when he was 17 asking how to cook the long spaghetti, told him just to put it in a pan and let it boil, while later something smelt awful,it was one of my pans on the hob with a burnt bottom, said to him you can’t have put enough water in it,his reply was, you never said I had to put water in it lol.
More success with my daughters though who are no my carers and do everything for me,even the 15 year old, the eldest of them has just decorated all downstairs and laid wood flooring for me

123coco, if you read the thread properly, you will see the OP admits to using Deadpan Humour.
Esmerelda, if you don't read the comments and you don't have the same sense of humour as the OP, you end up making the same mistake as the others who didn't read the comments. You wouldn't even need to read past the first page to realise this was a humorous post!

Unreal, both the OP's reaction to her GS's remark and the fact that, in this day and age, people have a dustpan and brush, besides, who has a floor with dust balls and crumbs? ??

It's like a parallel universe

And it gets worse/better every time I look!

I tend to retain all fluff and dust in case anyone falls. They don't get hurt in my house!

Misadventure, why read through 6 pages of comments when the original post is so obviously not real? That's not what a "forum" is for!

You are joking!! Praise the boy ..don't ban him!! And enjoy the cuddles and laughter to come. This must be your first grandchild as I cant believe a 'seasoned grandparent worrying about anything so trivial.

I can’t se why people think this post is lighthearted! There’s nothing there I can see is light hearted,

Surely the initial post is a joke!!!

Badenkate I'm doing the same as you! It's like a parallel universe

Readymeals if your GS came to my house he'd be busy all day, plenty of fluff here